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noun a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack
originEtymology tree Proto-West Germanic *sparkō Old English spearca Middle English sparke English spark Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sparker From spark + -er.
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